There is no good basis for the Chinese to exclude single people from adopting. A child can do just as well being raised by a single person as a couple - perhaps even better in the case of an unhappily married couple. The single people I know versus the married couples surprisingly have a higher standard of living and seem to be much happier and mature.

I have been investigating the Chinese maltreatment of baby girls, as 1.7 of them are gone "missisng" each year.

One of the recurring answers I get from more courageious activists is that the tightening of the rules is the end goal of a Communist regime. Whenever there is a surge or a trend of any kind, the government retrenches to regain control and to make sure it is known who is in charge.

According to the NY-based human-rights activist, Dr. Wenyi Wang, humane considerations never come into play, and therefore we see no special relaxation of the new adoption rules in regards to disable or older children in orphanages that could be helped by single parents or parents over 50, obese or not.

Furthermroe, the Chinese government cannot accept a policy that regards life in a democratic society as more advantageous for Chinese children.

I have been investigating the Chinese maltreatment of baby girls, as 1.7 of them are gone "missing" each year.

One of the recurring answers I get from more courageous Chinese activists is that the tightening of the adoption rules is the end goal of a Communist regime. Whenever there is a surge or a trend of any kind, the government retrenches to regain control and to make sure it is known who is in charge.

According to the NY-based human-rights activist, Dr. Wenyi Wang, humane considerations never come into play, and therefore we see no special relaxation of the new adoption rules in regards to disabled or older children in orphanages that could be helped by single parents or parents over 50, obese or not.

Furthermore, the Chinese government cannot accept a policy that regards life in a democratic society as more advantageous for Chinese children. Overall, the Chinese government is interested in its own version of "saving face," and from their perspective, the mass availability of its infants doesn't look good.

Very interesting perspective, AuthorTalia, and one that rings true.

Those who are jumping up to support China's stance have no idea what life there is like.